Deferoxamine (mesylate)
CAS: 138-14-7
Category: Pharmaceutical Intermediates
| Purity | Reagent Grade ≥98%, High-Purity Grade ≥99%, Technical Grade ≥95% |
| Molecular Formula | C26H52N6O11S |
| Molecular Weight | 656.79 |
| Appearance | White to off-white amorphous powder, hygroscopic |
| Packaging | 1 g/lyophilized vial, 5 g/amber bottle. |
| Testing Indicators | Appearance — Visual inspection; Identification — IR, Methanesulfonate test; Purity — RP-HPLC; Methanesulfonate — Titration; Heavy metals — ICP-MS; Moisture — Karl Fischer titration; Microbial limits — Membrane filtration; Hydroxamic acid — Titration; pH — Potentiometry. |
| Storage Notes | Stored as lyophilized powder at 2-8°C in a tightly closed container, protected from light. |
| Lead Time | days |
Used as an iron chelator intermediate in the synthesis of injectable agents for acute iron intoxication and chronic transfusional iron overload.